Rep. Martha Deuter supports measure expanding managed care rights for dual-eligible nursing home residents

Rep. Martha Deuter (D-45th) supported SB3365 in the 104th General Assembly by voting Yes on May 31, 2026. The legislation, intended to expand managed care rights for nursing home residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, passed the Illinois House with a unanimous vote of 112-0.

The bill's official text identifies it as "MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBL."

The following explanation offers a summary and clarification of the actual bill text based on our interpretation of its details.

Essentially, the legislation broadens Illinois’ Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative Nursing Home Residents’ Managed Care Rights Law to include fully integrated dual eligible special needs plans and any managed care program serving individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. It revises the definition of "Demonstration Project" to cover these types of plans and specifies the application to the nursing home aspect in managed care programs. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is required to supply every managed care organization with quarterly, facility-specific per diem payment data for each contracted nursing facility. The act takes effect immediately.

For SB3365, the official action was 'Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed'.

Deuter earned her BSW from Ohio University in 1995.

She was elected as a Democrat to the Illinois State House in 2025 to serve the 45th District, succeeding Jenn Ladisch Douglass as the previous representative.

Illinois legislation proceeds through a multi-step process that starts with introduction in the House or Senate, followed by committee hearings, floor discussion, and votes in both chambers prior to potential approval or veto by the governor. The General Assembly follows a biennial sequence, and although legislators often introduce thousands of proposals, only a select number ultimately become law each session.